Kumano brushes are called "Kumano fude" in Japanese, a fude being a brush. Kumano brushes are traditional craftworks produced in the city of Kumano in the Hiroshima Prefecture, hence the name. They are made from a wide variety of…

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Fukuyama-goto are koto, a flat Japanese 13 stringed instrument with a sound box, produced in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Today, Fukuyama produces about 70% of Japanese koto, which is quite fitting as the city coastal view was th…

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Miyajima Zaiku are wooden articles made in Miyajima Town, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Miyajima Island, one of the Three Great Sights of Japan, has long been regarded as an Island of Gods. More prosaically, Hatsukaichi City is…

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Hiroshima Butsudan refers to golden Buddhist altars which are mainly produced in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Hiroshima has always been the land where the Jodo Shinshu sect is widely worshipped since ancient times, prodding sect…

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A fude is a brush and Kawajiri Fude are mainly used for calligraphy and produced in Kawajiri Town in the east of Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The town lying at the foot of Mt. Noro and fronting onto the calm Seto Inland Sea is blesse…

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